as in dumped
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
just jettison that plan, because we know it won't work
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Recent Examples of jettisoned
Reuters, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The 24-year-old's Vikings tenure lasted all of four months before he was jettisoned again, this time to the Philadelphia Eagles along with a 2026 sixth-round pick in exchange for a fifth-rounder in 2026 and a seventh-rounder in 2027.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Any sorrow the character has demonstrated in other Fantastic Four adaptations over the changes to his body is jettisoned in favor of nothing at all.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The Sox needed pitching, considered Vaughn a lost cause, and jettisoned him to the Brewers for starting pitcher Aaron Civale, who had just demanded a trade.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
When the Twins got their fire sale started last Thursday, Stewart was the first piece jettisoned.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
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Delta pilots jettisoned about 15,000 pounds of jet fuel from the Boeing 777 before returning to Los Angeles International Airport, to reduce the risks of an overweight emergency landing.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The 24-year-old's Vikings tenure lasted all of four months before he was jettisoned again, this time to the Philadelphia Eagles along with a 2026 sixth-round pick in exchange for a fifth-rounder in 2026 and a seventh-rounder in 2027.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Any sorrow the character has demonstrated in other Fantastic Four adaptations over the changes to his body is jettisoned in favor of nothing at all.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The Sox needed pitching, considered Vaughn a lost cause, and jettisoned him to the Brewers for starting pitcher Aaron Civale, who had just demanded a trade.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
When the Twins got their fire sale started last Thursday, Stewart was the first piece jettisoned.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisoned
Verb
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This country has basically discarded them.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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In his work, Fifield-Perez’s interdisciplinary practice centers the materiality of paper ephemera, everyday self- documents discarded after having fulfilled their purpose.—
Jake Richardson,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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The season will detail 10 different cases, including a Las Vegas journalist ambushed outside his residence, a body dumped in a NYC tunnel, and a mission to discover the identity of a victim found in the East River.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Here, they’re treated like sweet potatoes or cabbages, dumped by the dozen into large plastic bags, or piled into car trunks waiting for sale.—
Haicen Yang,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2010, retailer Gap ditched its decades-old blue box logo for a more minimalist design.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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In January, the insurer ditched its traditional pharmacy benefits model, dropping CVS Caremark for third-party pharmacy benefit manager services except specialty drugs.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On a recent morning, sweaty workers unloaded cargo boats by hand, carrying crates of beer, sacks of rice, and bags of flour on their shoulders 100 yards up the muddy riverbank to trucks waiting on the wharf.—
John Otis,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Early on, Paul unloaded on Cena with some punches to the gut in the corner.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Presumably, this is because those players lost their ‘development’ period — their early teenage years — to the war.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eastern Washington lost its opening game last week and has not had a winning season since 2021.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Jettisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jettisoned. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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